Something? That something is called buying low and selling higher. Nothing else is "going on".
Joe trader buys 40 million shares at .0025 Joe trader sells 40 million shares at .0035
Joe trader makes 40%. Stocks go up when people buy. They go down when they sell. Nothing more. The "going on" sure doesn't have to do with the story we've all been fed. Surely, you have seen that fact correct?